EU looking to impose voluntary levy on flights

EU finance ministers reached an agreement in principle to impose a small levy on air travel to fund development aid that would be voluntary or obligatory depending on the country.
However, the controversial proposals for a tax on airline fuel were dropped at the weekend meeting in Luxembourg.
"This will be a voluntary contribution which some member states propose to turn into a mandatory contribution, but we are leaving this open," said Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who ...